Philips 32ST220P manual Using the V-CHIP TV Ratings Control, TV Ratings Movie Ratings Exit

USING THE V-CHIP TV RATINGS CONTROL

The TV Ratings control can be very specific in the degree and

extent of program material cen- sored for TV viewing. Sub-settings fora variety of blocking factors can be manually switched On or Off for use within the major TV Ratings categories (TV-Y7, TV- PG, etc.).

BEGIN

1With the V-CHIP SETUP Menu onscreen press the Menu button repeatedly, or use the Cursor (▲) Up and Down (▼) buttons, to select TV RATINGS with the TV’s highlight control bar.

2Press the Cursor Right (▶) or Left (◀ ) button on the remote to use the TV RATINGS selection chart.

3Press the Menu button repeatedly, or use the Cursor (▲) Up and Down (▼) buttons, to select the desired TV RAT- INGS level. For example, TV-PG.

Press the Cursor Right (▶) but-

4ton on the remote to select the specific category (ALL, V, S, L, D) within the TV RATING.

A blinking indicator will show which category bracket is active.

Press the Menu button, or use

5Cursor (▲) Up and Down

(▼), on the remote to select (X) the specific blocking category for use.

Note: Selecting “ALL” (or indi- vidually adjusting the V, S, L, D settings) for any one rating will set all other higher level ratings to be automatically blocked as well.

6Press STATUS/EXIT to save the specific TV Rating setting. Then press the remote control Cursor buttons to move to the next category area for setup or use.

STOP

V - CHIP SETUP
MASTER DISABLE	OFF
TV RATINGS
MOVIE RATINGS
EXIT

			VOLUME	CHANNEL
POWER	VIDEO	L AUDIO R	A V SWITCH

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5				POWER	4
		SLEEP
		A/CH STATUS/EXIT		CC
1	TV	RECORD	5	TV/VCR	2
		4		6
	VCR	1	2	3
	ACC
		7	8	9
			5	SMART
		SOUND		PICTURE
		MENU		SURF

VOL CH

MUTE

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The TV-Y7; TV-PG; TV-14; and TV-MA guide- lines also include customized settings for various additional items such as V (violence), S (sexual situations), L (coarse language), and D (sugges- tive dialogue). These additional settings are cate- gory specific and can be individually selected for use as desired.

TV RATINGS	ALL		V	S	L	D
TV - Y	[	]
TV - Y7	[	]	[	]
TV - G	[	]
TV - PG	[X ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
TV - 14	[X ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
TV - MA	[X ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
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•TV-Y - Appropriate for all children:

Designed for a very young audience, including children ages 2-6. This type of programming is not expected to frighten younger children.

•TV-Y7 -Appropriate for children seven and older: It may be more appropriate for chil- dren who have acquired the development skills needed to distinguish between make-believe and reality. This programming may include mild fan- tasy and comic violence.

•TV-G - General Audience: This type of programming contains little or no violence, no strong language, and little or no sexual dialogue or situations.

•TV-PG - Parental Guidance suggested: This type of programming contains one or more of the following: Moderate violence (V), some sexual situations (S), infrequent coarse language (L), or some suggestive dialogue (D).

•TV-14 - Unsuitable for children under 14: This type of programming contains one or more of the following: intense violence (V), intense sexual situations (S), strong coarse lan- guage (L), or intensely suggestive dialogue (D).

•TV-MA - Mature audience only: This type of programming contains one or more of the following: graphic violence (V), explicit sexual situations (S), or crude indecent language (L).

•(V) - Violence

•(S) - Sexual situations

•(L) - Language

•(D) - Inappropriate dialogue

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